About Us
About the Akron Symphony Orchestra
The mission of the Greater Akron Musical Association is to enhance the quality of life of our community through education and musical excellence.
Administrative Staff
Brenda L. Justice
Administrative Assistant & Coordinator of Choral Programs
Board of Trustees
Executive Officers
Kathryn Booth, President
Tom Crookes, Executive Vice President
Jeana Singleton, Secretary
Bill Nolan, Treasurer
Kathryn Booth, Artistic Advisory Chair
Todd Rosenberg, Development Chair
Theresa Petit-Lerner, Education Chair
Bill Nolan, Finance Chair
Tracy Dowe, Governance Chair
Alex Quay, Marketing Chair
Tom Crookes, Strategic Planning Chair
Pat Nilsestuen, Akron Symphony Guild President
Michael J. Pasternak, GAMA Immediate Past President
Renée Pipitone, GAMA Past President
Christopher Wilkins, Music Director
Paul Jarrett, Executive Director
Trustees
Laura Beth Arnott +
Hilary Ayers-Kurtz
Sandra Becker-Neidert
Kathryn Booth
Michael R. Coudriet
Tom Crookes
Johnnette S. Curry
Gary Davis
Tracy Dowe
Lia Evans-Jones
Robert Frutchey
Ann Gilbert+++
Dorothy Hansen
Kevin Heraghty
Thomas Hite
Ryab Iammarino
Jerry Irby
Melissa Johnson
Quinnie Lane
Theresa Petit-Lerner
Jason Lorenzon
Jill Bacon Madden
Kim McFarlane
Chuck Myricks Jr.
Pat Nilsestuen++
William Nolan
Lucia M. Pileggi
Renée Pipitone
Kendra Preer, Ph.D.
Julie Pulk
Ernie Puskas
J. Alex Quay
Kurt Reed
Julie Robbins
Todd J. Rosenberg
Jane L. Schweitzer +
Jeana M. Singleton
Michael A. Sweeney
Dr. Ann Usher
EJ Watson
Julie Weagraff
Stephanie York
Donna Zabel
Andre Zeigler
Trustee Emeriti
Norman P. Auburn, Ph.D. *
Robert S. Crawford *
J. Ralph Gillman *
Sue Jeppesen Gillman
Mabel Lamborn Graham *
Jane Kaufman *
Edward J. Metzger
Bruce F. Rothmann, M.D. *
Trustee of Note
Olive Cairns *
William & Margaret Denton *
Dorothy Gaylord *
Ida Grotz *
Joseph S. Lichty, M.D. *
Gerald McFadden*
Lola M. Rothmann
Dorothy Seeger *
Irene Shadley *
Charles K. Sorkin *
Mary Louise Stewart *
Helen M. Vawter
GAMA Foundation Board of Trustees
Tom Clark, Chair
Susan Burnoski
William Dowling
Bruce Fahey
Richard Harris
Melissa Johnson
Charlie Peter
Dave Scarponi
Donna Valentine
Board Alumni Counsel
Dr. Linda B. Angotti
Patricia M. Albrecht Bracey
Dr. Todd Beyer
Lisa Chapman-Smith
Thomas Clark
Robert L. Culp Jr.
R. Fred Damerow
Richard Dee
Bruce Fahey
Jerilynn Ferguson
Sandra Fishel
Laura Lee Garfinkel
Diana Gayer
DuWayne Hansen
Dr. Sandra Hazra, M.D.
Robert L. Hunt Sr.
Mary Ann Jackson
Mary Beth Kluge
Jessica Korkosz Korzhiletskiy
Orlene K. Makinson
Diana D. Maurer
William N. Melver
Jo Ann Oelschlager
Michael J. Pasternak
Guy Pipitone
Ernest E. Pouttu
Terri L. Nass Reeder
Charles J. Reitz III
George Rosin
Dr. Walter Ruf
David Scarponi
André Thornton Jr.
Theresse Wade
James E. Zwisler
+ chorus co-representative
++ guild representative
+++orchestra representative
*deceased
Employment Opportunities
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